Professor Edsger Wybe Dijkstra. Born May 30, 1930 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Died August 6, 2002 Nuenen, the Netherlands. Dijkstra was an algorithm researcher and inventor, creator/initiator of Structured Programming, Schlumberger Centennial Chair in Computer Sciences, Professor of Mathematics, University of Leyden, won 1972 ACM Turing Award. Algol 60@ (15) Structured Programming@ (10) 1. Dijkstra, Pioneer of Computer Science, Dies - Obituary by Rupert Goodwins on ZDNet UK. 2. E.W. Dijkstra Archive - Manuscripts of Edsger W. Dijkstra, a collection of over 1,300 written works, famously known as EWDs. Also, In Pursuit of Simplicity symposium. Format: PDF. 3. Edsger Dijkstra: RIP - Obituary by Andrew Orlowski, The Register. 4. Edsger W. Dijkstra Papers, 1971-1979 - Burroughs Corporation Records: large, impressive list of articles and reports Dijkstra wrote about all aspects of programming; most written while a research fellow for Burroughs, Netherlands. 5. How Do We Tell Truths That Might Hurt? - Short, tongue-in-cheek essay by Edsger Dijkstra on old problems in programming, many of which are embarrassingly still with us: criticizes APL, BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, natural language programming. 6. MUF Mastery: Edsger W. Dijkstra - Brief biography with perceptive editorial comments. 7. Edsger Dijkstra - Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [NodeWorks Encyclopedia]

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